St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Accrington, Lancashire·BB5 4DN
Composite score
48.9
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#7,707
National rank
#1080
In North West
#228
In Lancashire
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
21 first choices, 23 places
First choices per place
0.91
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
52
any preference, for 23 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Nicholas Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
191
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
36.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
16.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,801
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Accrington, Lancashire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 191 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Nicholas Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 23 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 24.1 pupils per teacher. St Nicholas Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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